KATHMANDU: Newly appointed Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba said Wednesday he will try to forge support an all-party government with the help of other political parties.

PM Deuba talking to the press at him home, Wednesday, June 02 04. PM Deuba talking to the press at his home, Wednesday afternoon, June 02 04.

“My effort will be to form a government with support and participation from other political parties,” said Deuba, during a brief press conference held in his residence immediately after his appointment. He added that his appointment had ended the need for the agitation against ‘regression’. “I will be meeting with key political leaders to gain their support.”

Deuba said that UML general secretary, Madhav Nepal, whom he had met yesterday, was supported his candidature and added he would meet president of Nepali Congress, Girija Prasad Koirala, soon.

Outside the palace, Deuba told reporters that his party has taken the

appointment as the restoration of the government that was ousted by the King on October 4, 2002. “The King had ousted my government. My appointment as the PM, shows that he has reinstated it,” he said. He also said he would be able to maintain peace in the country and hold general elections by the end of this year.